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Wednesday, December 03, 2014
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Jon Hamilton
A neurologist's unorthodox thinking led to an experimental drug that allows trapped nerve fibers to grow again. And that growth helps amplify signals that restored movement in laboratory rats.
Friday, November 21, 2014
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Jon Hamilton
The area of the brain that recognizes faces can use sound instead of sight. That recent discovery suggests facial recognition is so important to humans that it's part of our most basic wiring.
Thursday, November 20, 2014
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Jon Hamilton
Almost a century after the discovery that sleep helps us remember things, scientists are beginning to understand why.
During sleep, the brain produces chemicals that are important to memory and relives events we want to remember, scientists reported this week at the Society for Neuroscience meeting in Washington D.C.
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Monday, November 17, 2014
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John Hamilton /
Jon Hamilton
Faulty forms of the brain protein tau trigger tangles inside and outside brain cells of Alzheimer's patients. Scientists say figuring out how to stop bad tau's spread from cell to cell might be key.
Monday, November 10, 2014
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Jon Hamilton
Millions of children aren't going to school because of Ebola. The fear is that some kids will never return to class. For others, the time off means putting their career dreams on hold.
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
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Jon Hamilton
The town of Foya has had no new cases in a month. Credit goes to a care center and an ongoing effort to calm fears and allow family members to communicate with patients — and view the dead.
Thursday, October 23, 2014
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Jon Hamilton
The rate for routine vaccinations of babies used to be 97 percent. Now the figure is 27 percent. Blame it on the rippling effects of the oubreak.
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
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Jon Hamilton
The million-plus healthy residents of Liberia's capital, Monrovia, are doing their best to maintain their lives in a city where Ebola has killed more than 1,300.
Monday, October 20, 2014
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Jon Hamilton
There's one place in Monrovia where people continue to gather together despite the threat of Ebola: Sunday church service. One reverend knows firsthand how the smallest mistake can be deadly.
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
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Jon Hamilton
Eighteen months after its launch, President Obama's plan to explore the mysteries of the human brain is finally taking shape. During separate events Tuesday, the White House and National Institutes of Health offered details about which projects are being funded and why.
At a morning press conference, NIH officials ...
Monday, September 29, 2014
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Jon Hamilton
If you have a problem with your heart or liver, the diagnosis will likely be made by a lab test or medical image. But neurologist Allan Ropper says those tests often fail when it comes to the brain.
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
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Jon Hamilton
Justin McCowan wanted to help find a cure for Alzheimer's because it's more common in people like him who have Down syndrome. He died in his sleep last week at age 40.
Thursday, September 18, 2014
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Jon Hamilton
With rising seas, cities like Satellite Beach, Fla., are debating options: defend the shoreline to avoid destruction, or retreat, withdrawing homes and businesses from the water's edge.
Monday, August 25, 2014
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Jon Hamilton
By age 40, the brains of people with Down syndrome start to resemble those of Alzheimer's patients. Scientists hope to speed up Alzheimer's drug development by studying people with Down syndrome.
Wednesday, August 06, 2014
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Jon Hamilton
Children learn their most important lessons on the playground, not in the classroom, researchers say.
Monday, August 04, 2014
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Jon Hamilton
Scratch one more simple explanation for autism off the list. This time it's the idea that children with autism have low levels of oxytocin, often called the "love hormone" because it can make people more trusting and social.
"Our data blew that out of the water," says Karen Parker, ...
Thursday, July 10, 2014
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Jon Hamilton
Simply watching, reading or listening to steady news coverage of a traumatic event can be as stressful as experiencing the event in person, research suggests.
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
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Jon Hamilton
Scientists have evidence that beats in the brain — in the form of rhythmic electrical pulses — are involved in everything from memory to motion. And music can help when those rhythms go wrong.
Monday, June 02, 2014
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Jon Hamilton
Scientists seem to have answered a fundamental question about the nature of memory. They have found compelling evidence that memories are made by strengthening connections between certain brain cells.
Monday, June 02, 2014
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Jon Hamilton
Women with multiple sclerosis often find that they have fewer problems when they are expecting. That led researchers to develop an experimental drug based on a hormone associated with pregnancy.